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Home My WebLink About1950-03-06-ATE-Results 291 WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - March 6, 1950 (See Warrant Book - Page ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6, 1950 In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexington met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington Monday, March the sixth in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty- at seven-thirty o ' clock in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precinct One , Adams School ; Precinct Two , Three and Four, Cary Memorial Hall. The following election officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows: Precinct One Precinct Two Charles J. Dailey Warden Helen K. Fitzgerald Frances J. Lewis Inspector Ralph Dale K. Claudine Foster Inspector Randall Richards Mary E. Stankard Clerk John H. Dacey Mary A. Rowland Teller Mary S.H. Ellis Ilda J. Field Teller Mary G. Oliver Rose I. McLaughlin Teller Elizabeth R. Nourse Annie H. McDonnell Teller Edward McGrory George F. Stygles Teller Barbara M. O 'Connor Helga M. Carlson Teller Eleanor T. Rusted Dorothy Elliott Teller Elizabeth Downey Gwendolin Johnson Teller James L. Manley Precinct Three Precinct Four Charles F. Vaughan Warden Lester L. Andrews Emma Zitso Inspector Laurina M. Wilson Doris L. Moakley Inspector Helen M. Kirk Elizabeth McCormack Clerk Mary J. Ferry Gladys T. Watson Teller Michael J. McDonough Edna D. Anderson Teller Edith M. Boyd Henry P. Meade Teller Mary A. Spellman Ella G. Callahan Teller Agnes M. Commons James T. McGann Teller Robert E. Ryan Rosalie MacDonald Teller Agnes G. Hall William Sullivan Teller Madeline V. Peterson Florence M. Bruce Teller Mary A. Hallett The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven-thirty o ' clock A.M. and remained open until eight o ' clock P .M. , after which time , after due notice , they were closed. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct , the tally sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used. The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows : Precinct One 1834 One thousand eight hundred thirty-four Precinct Two 1500 One thousand five hundred Precinct Three 1678 One thousand six hundred seventy-eight Precinct Four 1805 One thousand eight hundred five Total 6817 Six thousand eight hundred seventeen. 292 The ballots cast were counted , enclosed in envelopes , sealed, signed by the election officers , together with the unused ballots , and delivered to the Town Clerk at his office . + The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows : Precinct One 793 Seven hundred ninety-three Precinct Two 609 Six hundred nine Precinct Three 77$ Seven hundred seventy-eight Precinct Four 675 Six hundred seventy-five Total 2$55 Two thousand eight hundred fifty-five. TOWN CLERK Pre .l Pre. 2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total James J. Carroll 679 543 6$6 602 2510 Blanks 114 66 92 73 345 793 609 778 675 2855 James J. Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year. SELECTMEN George W. Emery 514 497 619 523 2153 Frederick M. Gay 442 416 521 419 179$ Paul J. McCormack 406 199 26$ 275 114$ Blanks 224 106 148 133 611 1586 1218 1556 1350 5710 George W. Emery and Frederick M. Gay were elected Selectmen for three years. TOWN TREASURER James J. Carroll 70$ 555 703 619 25$5 Blanks $5 54 75 56 270 793 609 778 675 2855 James J. Carroll was elected Town Treasurer for one year. COLLECTOR OF TAXES William S. Scamman 704 555 710 60$ 2577 Blanks 89 54 6$ 67 278 793 609 778 675 2855 William S. Scamman was elected Collector of Taxes for one year. CEMETERY COMMISSIONER Frederick J. Spencer 694 557 694 606 2551 James F. Timothy 1 1 Blanks 99 52 $4 6$ 303 793 609 778 675 2855 _ Frederick J. Spencer was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years. SCHOOL COMMITTEE Edward B. Cass 256 169 277 195 $97 Matthew A. Macaulay 219 178 123 136 656 George W. Slade 353 284 395 387 1419 George P. Wadsworth 480 437 562 457 1936 H. Webster Thomas 1 1 Blanks 278 150 196 174 798 1586 1218 1553 1350 5707 George P. Wadsworth and George W. Slade were elected to the School Committee for three years. MODERATOR 293 Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total Charles E. Ferguson 667 535 666 596 2464 Blanks 126 74 112 79 391 793 609 778 675 2855 Charles E. Ferguson was elected Moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Aiden Larsell Ripley 650 513 642 573 2378 Blanks 143 96 136 102 477 793 609 778 675 2855 Aiden Larsell Ripley was elected to the Planning Board for five years. TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Clarence S. Walker 630 524 659 573 2386 Blanks 163 85 119 102 469 793 609 778 675 2855 Clarence S. Walker was elected Trustee of Public Trusts for six years. CONSTABLES James F. Mowat 590 489 623 558 2260 John C. Russell 673 531 670 593 2467 Blanks 323 198 261 199 981 1586 1218 1554 1350 5708 John C. Russell and James F. Mowat were elected Constables for one year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT TWO *Charles T. Abbott 503 *Tracy W. Ames 476 *George A. Baldwin 478 *George H. Anker 354 *Sydney P. Birch 456 *Walter G. Black 353 *J. Harper Blaisdell , Jr. 338 *George W. Butters 411 *Sanborn C. Brown 421 *Charles G. Davis 432 *Gaetano Buttaro 378 *Robert W. Fernald 365 James J. Casey 336 *William P. Fitzgerald 377 *Richard P. Cromwell 454 James F. Flynn 204 *Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr. 497 Martin A. Gilman 287 *J. Henry Duffy 456 Horace N. Grover 237 Francis D . Flanagan 253 *Helen H. Hager 361 *George E . Foster 456 *Stephen F. Hamblin 411 *Douglas T. Gleason 468 *Edward Hamlin 331 Paul W. Hagerty 313 John W. Hess 225 Clifton W. Kellogg 318 Michael J. Hopkins 314 *Harold MacGilvray 446 *Ernest R. Hunt 384 *Clarence E. MacPhee 426 *John E. Murray 346 William T. McCarthy 315 *William G. Potter 411 *Rufus L. McQuillan 387 *George W. Proctor 421 *Vernon C. Page 515 Dorothy W. Rinaldo 202 *Robert T. Person 424 *Edward W. Sibley 371 Aurio J. Pierro 235 *Winslow J. Tower 345 Alexis R. Shea 237 *Alfred P. Tropeano 363 *Ernest C. Smith 366 Blanks 2372 Michael P.Vidette 283 Blanks 3719 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. 294 1,,7 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR TWO YEARS ,-. PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT TWO Z-J *Marcus G. Beebe 569 *John F. Downey 477 *John Lamont 587 Blanks 132 Irving E. Gross 1 Blanks 429 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of two years . TOWN MEETING MEMBER FOR ONE YEAR PRECINCT ONE *Jerome F. Garrity 606 Blanks 187 *Town Meeting Member elected for term of one year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT FOUR *Kenneth F. Blodgett 389 *Levi G. Burnell,Jr. 331 *Eugene T. Buckley 374 Robert N. Cann 273 James N. Carey 196 *Winfield S. Caouette 442 *Grant B. Cole 412 *Charles T. Cogswell 388 *Arthur C. Dodge 413 Lincoln P. Cole , Jr. 313 *Leland H. Emery 462 *W. Warren Custance 376 John T. Fitzgerald 205 Caroline F. Deloury 301 John A. Fletcher 154 Chesley M. Dunlap 282 *Gardner L. Frost 416 Howard W. Foley 296 Bradford Giddings 301 John Fowle 252 Paul A. Hubbart 312 *Donald D . Hathaway 326 Wendell H. Irvine 152 Carl Hauck 320 Francis C. Kensley 162 *Norton T. Hood 396 *Joseph G. Kraetzer 411 *Frederic K. Johnson 484 *William H. Lyon 460 *Merlin J. Ladd 375 Russell P. Mead 190 *Jasper A. Lane 378 *Robert C. Merriam 533 Thomas A. Napoli 378 Colton G. Morris 134 *James A. Peirce 362 James P. O'Neil 127 Lewis M. Reynolds 288 Richard B. Plaisted 149 *William R. Rosenberger 340 *William B. Porter 357 *James C . Shaw 322 *C. Raymond Reed 375 A. Randall Soderberg 370 John F. Rich 334 *Robert P. Trask Jr. 321 *A. Edward Rowse 452 *Robert H. Watt 401 *Walter E. Sands 466 *John P. Whalen 372 Harry Schecter 100 Blanks 2788 *Rupert H. Stevens 462 William N. Swift 259 *Gerald C. Turner 382 *Harvey F. Winlock 420 *Edwin B. Worthen 494 Blanks 3174 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR TWO YEARS PRECINCT THREE *Edward B. Cass 435 Philip A. Comley 274 *Donald M. Fifield 481 Blanks 366 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of two years . 295 TOWN MEETING MENMERS FOR ONE YEAR PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT FOUR *Donald E. Williamson 561 *Donald M. Hager 529 Blanks 217 *William L. Potter 529 Blanks 292 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year. A true record . Attest : .11/ A— ..staattlisafifroaiiI Town irk TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 20 , 1950 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson at 8:05 P.M. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll reads the Warrant for the meeting until upon motion of H. Webster Thomas further reading was waived 8:07 P.M. Town Clerk read the Constable 's returnof the Warrant for the meeting 8:07 P.M. Unless otherwise noted all Articles presented by George W. Emery, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. There were 193 Town Meeting Members present . Article 2. Howard A. Patterson presents report and recommendations of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file 8:07 P.M. Walter E. Sands , Chairman of the Cary Lectures Committee presents report for year 1949 Following is a report of the Cary Lecture Coinmittee appointed by the Moderator, Mr. Charles E . Ferguson , and authorized at the adjourned Town Meeting of March 21 , 1949: May 2 , 1949 Henry L. Scott Piano soloist in "Concerto for Fun" November 7 , 1949 Commander Irving Johrson Colored movies , "Yankee 's Wonder World" December 12 , 1949 Dr. Franz Polgar "Miracles of the Mind" February 7 , 1950 Robert Friars Colored movies , "Holiday in Switzerland" February 15 , 1950 Robert Friars Colored movies , "Holiday in France" Respectfully submitted, CARY LECTURE COlvilvLITTEE Mrs. Robert Moore Mr. Gardner Frost Mr. Walter E. Sands , Chairman Report of Committee voted upon to be accepted and placed on file 8:07 P.M. W. Roger Greeley presents report of Buckman Tavern Committee : The Town voted $10,000.00 to make the Buckman Tavern habitable . Your Committee has carried out the vote with a balance of $22.67 unexpended. George E. Graves W.R. Greeley Wm. C. Paxton Report voted upon to be accepted and placed on file 8:08 P .M.